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Mile End 1892

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hamlet of Mile End Old Town]

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23 NOVEMBER, 1892.
229
That your Surveyor brought up and read a Report for
which your Committee beg to refer your Board to his Report
Book.
(1) That your Surveyor reported that he had received notice
from Mr. H. C. Winny of his intention to drain the houses
and premises Nos. 3 to 18, Greenwood Street into the sewer ;
and that on behalf of your Board, he (the Surveyor) had given
such directions with respect to the same as appear by his
Books and the plan submitted.
Your Committee approved of his proceedings and beg to
submit same for confirmation by your Board.
That your Medical Officer of Health brought up and read
a Report for which your Committee beg to refer your Board
to his Report Book.
That your Medical Officer reported as follows:
(2) " During the two weeks ending November 5th the num"ber
of Births was 171 : the number of Deaths from all
"causes was 89; 59 occurring in the Eastern district, 20
"in the Western district, and 10 belonging to this Ham"let
in the outlying Institutions, giving a death-rate
"equal to 21.6 per 1,000 per annum: that of the
"Metropolis being 237 for the same period."
. and your Committee recommend—That the same be received.
That your Sanitary Inspectors brought up and read
Reports for which your Committee beg to refer your Board
to their Report Books.
That having regard to such Reports your Committee
resolved to recommend—
(3) That notices requiring the abatement of the following
nuisances existing at the under-mentioned premises, respectively,
be served by your Sanitary Inspectors pursuant to the
Public Health (London) Act, 1891 :
(a) No. 135, Charles Street—
Drinking-water from foul cistern.
(b) Nos. 19, 2 to 6, 12, 16 to 20, 24, 32, 40, 48, 50,
Edward's Road; 93, Carlton Road; 120, 122, 138,
and 146, Stepney Green—
Water supplies for domestic purposes in direct communication
with those used for flushing the closets thereat.
(c) Nos. 10, 16, Carter Street; 116, 136, Stepney Green;
15, 27, 29, 34, 58, Knott Street; 26, Dongola Street;
16a, 17, Hannibal Road; 70, Ocean Street; 80, 90
to 94, 102, 106, 108, 120, 122, 132, 150 to 154, 164,
71, 81, 91, 137, 157, 161, Charles Street; 240, Jubilee
Street; and 112, Stepney Green-
Closets thereat without proper water supply.